UPDATE: This Giveaway is now over! Winner announcement has been posted on my homepage. See more Giveaways being dropped on my blog here.
My son Ryan is kind of a picky eater (he takes after my husband, Mr FSF ). While my daughter Sophie isn’t a picky eater, she would start to mimic her brother’s behaviors (and verbal complaints), and before you know it, meal times can turn into a battle of wills. Me vs them. And it usually ends in tears.
Then last year I discovered these plates made by Fred & Friends called “Dinner Winner“. They are designed to encourage kids to finish their food. If you follow me on SnapChat, you may have seen me use these plates when preparing meals for my kids.
I LOVE these trays! They are so fun and colorful. Each tray is set up like a little board game, where you follow a “map” of food to a ” hidden treasure”. When you finish the trail of food, the last placement is a covered spot for a hidden treat.  This is your “bait”. #Genius!
The first day I brought these plates out, they were an instant hit! And they really did motivate both my kiddos to finish their food, including things they didn’t like. I’ve since gotten these trays in pretty much every pattern . They really do make mealtime more fun, and can motivate and encourage picky eaters to finish their meals (and even try new things). I typically put a little piece of chocolate in the treat spot and that does the trick.
Anyway, it’s been a lot of fun preparing their meals and watching them use these trays. If you have a fussy eater, or you just want to add some fun into meal time, I recommend checking these plates out. They come in 5 different patterns.
(This is a new series of articles on Fridays called “Favorite Things Friday” where I’ll be sharing some of my favorite things, products & life tips, in hopes that you might find it useful in some way for your family. Join me back here every Friday. Plus, every Favorite Things Friday article will have a giveaway on it!)
Giveaway Time! Â Win a Dinner Winner Tray
As usual, I will include a Giveaway to go with each of these Favorite Things Friday articles each week. âşď¸Â Check back every Friday for more of my Favorite Things (and if you have some of your favorite things you are open to sharing, send me an email. See end of this article for details).
For today’s giveaway, I’m giving away a FREE Dinner Winner Tray of your choice to 5 Readers! This giveaway starts on Friday September 7th and will end on Monday September 10th.  Winners will be announced on this blog only on Tuesday 9/11 before 12pm PST. Youâll have 48 hours to claim your prize.
To enter in this giveaway: leave a comment below and tell me about the kiddo you want to win this for. What are some of their favorite foods? Or you can tell me a useful tip you use at home or something you recently learned. Or you can tell me about some of your frustrations that you would love help with. And tell me where you’re reading from (city and state). Let me know by leaving a comment on this post.
This post is NOT sponsored. I just really love this product and wanted to share my experience. All prizes are paid for by myself.
 Do You Have a Favorite Product or Life Tip? Want to be published in a future “Favorite Things Friday”? Shoot me an email with your write up and pictures. If I accept your submission and publish your tip, I’ll also send you a $50 Gift Card to the store of your choice. Send an email to tina@FreeStuffFinder.com with subject “Favorite Things Friday Tip”.
I would love to win this for my niece! So cute!! <3
Thank-you!! : )
Jacksonville, AL.
I would love to win this for my picky/sassy little 4 year old. Getting her to eat her veggies has always been a “scene” She just started enjoying Broccoli (i’ll take it). Incorporating this into our dinner routines gives us hope that we can start transitioning other veggies/fruits and start giving her a balance of healthy choices. Plus she’s always asking for her “sweet desert” after finishing all her meals. Thank you!
This Santa Clarita, CA mom is crossing her fingers.
This looks like something my twin boys would enjoy. They love to feel accomplished, so buy eating what’s in every box and reaching the final prize, I think it will motivate them to eat their food. They love cheese sticks, tator tots, nuggets, hamburgers and they love fruit!
Houston, TX
Ok where do I start? My daughter Ashley has been a very picky eater since day one I think! It is so difficult to get her to eat especially meat, she really does not like meat, she does not like Mac n Cheese or cheese pizza or chicken tenders….. The list honestly, goes on and on and on, all the “normal” things kids like? my kid does NOT! It is extremely frustrating. Trying to get her to eat an entire meal? or got out for dinner when they have cheese burger or Mac n Cheese for kids is almost impossible. So I usually have her eat pretzels with peanut butter or yogurt with granola or bagel with cream cheese, these are usually things I can get her to eat, I have her eat that, then my husband and I can enjoy a dinner because she just will not eat anything out. Sooooo I have never seen these awesome plates before but for a 7 year old this would be so much fun! and being that she is very competitive she may actually eat ALL her food or a change without begging her! The plates are awesome! I love that they put a little treat at the end if they finish! What a fantastic idea! My name is Rebecca I am writing from Palm Beach Gardens Florida. This would be a pretty awesome eating technique for my 7 year old daughter!
Oh how I love this tray! I’m Nicole from Winter Haven, FL. I would love to win this for my 2 year old named Lily. She has recently become a picky eater. She usually loves any type of meat from chicken to bacon. But it’s hard to get her to eat a side like french fries or rice. She loves fruit but hates veggies. Maybe this tray will help her to eat more veggies.
I would love to use this plate for my grandson. We live in Houston, Texas and would love to use for our BBQ’s.
I would love to have this for my son he would think it was really cool. Reading from Herrin Illinois âş
I would LOVE to win this for my picky 4 yr old little diva. She eats so good at school but at home it is a battle. I love this idea I always see you using it in your snapchat stories and it looks like a winner!
Nikie- Miami, FL
I’m commenting from Acworth. GA! I would love to have one of these trays for my son. He is an incredibly picky eater & hates trying new things so I think this would help out alot!
Trying to win this for my niece. She is a super picky eater and it can get frustrating for her to try new foods. A tray like this I hope would make eating a little more fun. She does love chicken soup, raspberries and pepperoni. Reading from Hillsborough, NJ